Airbus mulls future output rise amid supplier woes

Airbus has begun studying the feasibility of increasing production later this decade to keep up with anticipated demand, even as it keeps a check on short-term output plans because of worries over its suppliers, a senior company executive said.

The European planemaker is in the midst of lifting production of its best-selling A320 single-aisle planes to a record 42 a month, despite the aerospace industry adjusting to demands for fuel savings by revamping its most popular models.

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